CAIR Leader Edits Tweet On Sami Al-Arian For His Western Readers

Nihad Awad, the leader of the US-based Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), has posted back-to-back Tweets, one in Arabic language blaming the "Israeli Lobby" for the prosecution of convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian and one in English omitting the phrase. In his Arabic language version, Mr. Awad writes:

Good news: the U.S. Government dropped all charges against Dr. Sami Al-Arian after 11 years of suffering because of the Israel Lobby. Congrats to him and to the team of lawyers.

while his English version reads:

Great news: The Federal government dropped all charges against Dr. Sami Al-Arian. Congrats to him, family & legal team. Justice at last.